Eisenhower Proposals Face Mixed Prospects As Session Nears
President Eisenhower's legislative package stalls on labor law revisions and farm price supports. While some measures seem destined for the wastebasket, expectations rise for social security liberalization, St Lawrence Seaway approval, and favorable tax and housing actions before the 83rd Congress adjourns.
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Rex Chaney
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
Steel Union Sets Bargaining Talks With Steel Firms
In Pittsburgh CIO United Steelworkers leaders finalize 1954 contract demands and prepare to begin bargaining May 18 with U S Steel Corp, the nation’s largest producer. Contracts expire June 30. The 170 member wage policy committee endorsed four main goals including a wage rise, a guaranteed annual wage, improved pensions and insurance, plus better vacations holidays and seniority terms. President David J McDonald declined to specify the expected raise for about 600,000 workers earning 2.14 to 2.24 dollars per hour.
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Pittsburgh
Cio-United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
USW
Interschool Council Officers Are Named
Gordon Graves of Lubbock High Carolyn Tapp of Lubbock High James West of J T Hutchinson Junior High and Bobby Bailey of Dunbar were elected officers for 1954 55 The council adopted a new constitution renaming the organization from Committee to Council and set five representatives per school meetings on the second Monday monthly dues 25 per year and at least one member from each school in every committee The council aims to promote Halloween anti vandalism Youth Week television and radio programs and other budgetable activities
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Gordon Graves
Lubbock High School
Carolyn Tapp
LHS
James West
J. T. Hutchinson
Bobby Bailey
Dunbar
Intschool Citizenship Council
Interschool Citizenship Committee
Lubbock Senior High
Interschool Student Council
Oft-Arrested Man Faces Rilk Charge
Dallas May 8 A man with more than 100 prior arrests since 1930 was held on a swindle charge involving $5,000 from Mrs Abbie Burris of San Antonio. FBI agents led by J K Mumford arrested Alvin Francis Ramey 44 at his home. The case centers on a Nuevo Laredo Mexico swindle April 27 with $5,000 in cash and Mexican pesos found at his house along with blank bond certificates and a large check. Telegrams signed Judge Baker and addressed to J C Mantel tied to the scheme.
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Dallas
Abbie Hazel Burris
San Antonio
J. K. Mumford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alvin Francis Ramey
Ramey
Burris
Mexico
Texas
FBI
Nuevo Laredo
Ramev
Mumford
J. C. Mantel
Soil Conservation Meeting Set At Courthouse Monday
An emergency 10 a.m. meeting at the Lubbock Old Courthouse will discuss and recommend practices to combat wind erosion. Walter Y Wells of the ASC says Eisenhower’s roughly 10 million for dust storm fighting funds this week. About 125 people from 35 to 40 counties will attend with Dale Carter presiding. Afghanistan shifts focus to silk production.
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Lubbock
Walter Y. Wells
South Plains
District 3
Wells
Dale Carter
Redeemer Lutheran to Join Armed Services Offering Drive
Redeemer Lutheran Church will join about 5,000 Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregations today in an Armed Services Commission offering. The commission, based in Washington DC, serves roughly 32,000 LCMS military members with chaplains and contacts, while distributing prayer books calendars and tracts.
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Redeemer Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Armed Services Commission
Washington, D. C
Louis Pabor
Christian Parenthood
Bob Steffen
Benny Wright
Synod
United States
Canada
Veterans Administration
Pocket News
Jalopy Origin Tied to Mexico Auto Shortage
The term jalopy arose for an old automobile during a time of auto shortages in Mexico. Cars were shipped to Jalopa Mexico for resale, and the phrase evolved from this practice.
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Mexico
Jalopa
Lutheran synod supports fifty five service centers worldwide
The report notes locations of the synod's chaplains and states that fifty five Lutheran service centers in the United States and overseas receive support, reflecting the church's global presence and outreach.
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Synod
United States
Commission
Resale price of butter bought to support prices announced
The Agriculture Department sets resale prices for butter bought for price support. Wholesale to American consumers will be 60.5 to 61.25 cents per pound. Export butter priced 42 to 47 cents per pound. Export butterfat at 37 cents. Recombined with milk solids for overseas fluid milk. 23 cents to processors as extender with cocoa butter. 20 cents to the U.S. Armed Forces. Free to state relief agencies and groups willing to ship abroad.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Interschool Council
Rilk
Seaford Agency
Texas Ave
Lubbock, Texas
Richard Sturm
Wiernsheim
Germany
Soil Conservation Meeting
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19Th St
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Herb Bannister
Lester
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Business College
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